This graph shows a distribution of app developers as of November 2015, by the primary operating system or platform that they used. At 41 percent, the majority of developers responded that they primarily use Android, followed by those who answered that they used iOS primarily.
Distribution of app developers as of November 2015, by primary platform used
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VisionMobile. (March 15, 2016). Distribution of app developers as of November 2015, by primary platform used [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/267189/primary-platforms-used-by-app-developers/
VisionMobile. "Distribution of app developers as of November 2015, by primary platform used." Chart. March 15, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267189/primary-platforms-used-by-app-developers/
VisionMobile. (2016). Distribution of app developers as of November 2015, by primary platform used. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267189/primary-platforms-used-by-app-developers/
VisionMobile. "Distribution of App Developers as of November 2015, by Primary Platform Used." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267189/primary-platforms-used-by-app-developers/
VisionMobile, Distribution of app developers as of November 2015, by primary platform used Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267189/primary-platforms-used-by-app-developers/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Distribution of app developers as of November 2015, by primary platform used [Graph], VisionMobile, March 15, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/267189/primary-platforms-used-by-app-developers/